Northern Illinois visits Dayton after Derkack 's 21-point performance

Northern Illinois Huskies (0-2) at Dayton Flyers (1-0)

Dayton, Ohio; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Dayton takes on Northern Illinois after Aiden Derkack scored 21 points in Dayton's 89-58 win over the NJIT Highlanders.

Dayton went 25-12 overall with a 14-4 record at home during the 2025-26 season. The Flyers gave up 69.3 points per game while committing 17.0 fouls last season.

Northern Illinois finished 3-14 on the road and 9-21 overall last season. The Huskies averaged 12.5 points off of turnovers, 9.5 second-chance points and 20.7 bench points last season.

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